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The Discreet Investor World Passport Index

Which passport is worth the most?

199 passports, ranked by what they are actually worth to someone who lives, banks and invests across borders — not just by how many visa-free stamps they collect.

199 passports6 pillars199 destinationsData closed October 18, 2026

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Preliminary edition. Entry rules come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the other pillars from public sources, researched once and not yet checked pair by pair against official sources. The first verified edition is planned for January 2027. Spotted an error? Write to office@thediscreetinvestor.com.

At a glance

The headline results

Strongest passport for investors

Ireland93.2Investor Score

Most travel freedom

United Arab Emirates166.8170 destinations without a prior visa

Weakest passport

Myanmar14.241 destinations without a prior visa

The ranking

All 199 passports, ranked

Rank	Passport	Investor Score	Mobility	No prior visa	Rank range
1	Ireland	93.2	159.1	158	1–1
2	Luxembourg	92.3	159.8	158	2–2
3	Iceland	91.9	153.6	151	3–4
3	Poland	91.9	159.0	155	3–4
5	Hungary	91.0	159.4	156	5–7
6	Belgium	90.9	160.0	156	5–7
7	France	90.8	159.9	155	5–9
8	Portugal	90.6	158.8	154	7–11
9	Germany	90.4	160.1	157	6–14
10	Finland	90.3	160.2	157	7–12
10	Norway	90.3	159.7	156	8–12
12	Denmark	90.1	160.2	155	11–15
13	Liechtenstein	90.0	151.7	150	9–15
14	Czechia	89.7	158.3	157	8–22
14	Slovakia	89.7	156.2	152	12–17
16	Netherlands	89.6	159.7	155	11–18
16	Sweden	89.6	159.6	157	10–21
18	Italy	89.4	159.7	156	15–19
19	Greece	89.2	159.7	156	16–21
20	Switzerland	89.0	159.6	155	17–22
21	Spain	88.9	160.1	156	17–21
22	Malta	88.6	160.4	157	19–22
23	Austria	87.8	159.4	156	23–23
24	Estonia	87.4	155.8	153	24–25
25	Latvia	87.1	155.2	150	25–26
26	Croatia	86.7	159.0	155	26–27
27	Romania	86.1	159.2	155	24–28
28	Slovenia	85.3	157.4	154	27–29
29	Cyprus	84.0	157.8	153	28–29
30	Lithuania	82.9	156.1	150	30–30
31	Bulgaria	80.0	158.5	155	31–32
32	Palau	78.4	110.1	98	31–33
33	Micronesia	77.3	112.1	104	33–37
34	Canada	74.6	155.6	152	32–37
35	New Zealand	73.9	154.5	151	34–39
35	San Marino	73.9	146.5	142	34–40
37	Chile	73.8	147.1	142	35–38
37	Marshall Islands	73.8	118.4	109	34–43
39	United Kingdom	72.6	157.6	155	38–42
40	Hong Kong	71.9	161.4	157	35–44
41	Australia	71.7	154.5	151	39–43
41	South Korea	71.7	154.8	156	39–44
43	Macao	71.2	130.8	130	36–46
44	Japan	70.7	158.6	160	41–45
45	Taiwan	70.3	118.8	105	41–46
46	Andorra	69.9	144.7	142	42–46
47	Barbados	67.5	144.6	139	47–47
48	Uruguay	66.6	139.1	135	48–49
49	Argentina	65.3	147.8	143	49–53
50	Brunei	65.2	142.1	136	48–55
50	Peru	65.2	133.3	127	49–53
52	Antigua & Barbuda	65.1	135.6	129	49–54
53	Grenada	64.9	129.2	122	50–56
54	Brazil	64.8	150.5	145	51–54
55	Dominica	64.0	131.8	124	52–58
56	United Arab Emirates	62.9	166.8	170	53–62
57	Monaco	62.4	149.5	146	51–73
58	Costa Rica	62.3	136.9	130	56–60
59	Albania	62.0	118.7	106	57–61
60	Israel	61.9	142.4	139	58–68
61	North Macedonia	61.8	118.9	108	58–62
62	Singapore	61.1	163.2	163	56–79
63	Serbia	61.0	128.6	121	62–66
64	Solomon Islands	60.8	124.0	116	60–69
65	Vatican City	60.6	133.5	130	61–69
66	Samoa	60.5	122.7	112	64–68
66	St Vincent & the Grenadines	60.5	135.9	130	60–71
68	St Kitts & Nevis	60.4	141.3	135	61–72
69	Seychelles	60.0	132.9	134	65–72
69	Tuvalu	60.0	121.3	110	60–76
71	Guatemala	59.7	117.8	118	65–76
72	Mauritius	59.5	129.0	123	69–75
72	Tonga	59.5	119.2	109	70–75
74	Colombia	59.4	124.5	114	67–76
75	Bahamas	59.0	139.0	136	68–79
76	Malaysia	58.5	162.2	159	65–87
77	Georgia	58.4	121.4	118	75–78
78	Trinidad & Tobago	58.0	134.5	127	73–84
79	El Salvador	57.5	121.6	114	77–83
80	Montenegro	57.3	123.1	113	77–87
80	Qatar	57.3	107.1	102	76–87
82	Panama	57.2	129.7	124	80–85
83	United States	56.9	153.3	151	67–100
84	St Lucia	56.7	126.2	118	79–87
85	Ecuador	56.5	92.0	83	74–90
85	Paraguay	56.5	131.4	124	81–90
87	Moldova	55.8	113.8	105	82–89
88	Timor-Leste	55.7	97.9	86	80–91
89	Mexico	55.5	138.1	131	85–94
90	Ukraine	55.2	133.6	126	87–94
91	Maldives	55.0	92.6	82	81–94
92	Honduras	54.6	116.8	116	91–96
92	Kiribati	54.6	117.9	108	89–95
94	Bosnia & Herzegovina	54.1	114.6	105	87–101
94	Kosovo	54.1	90.1	78	91–95
96	Belize	53.9	93.5	83	87–98
97	Saudi Arabia	53.0	93.9	84	93–99
98	Guyana	52.8	82.5	75	90–102
99	Oman	52.7	86.6	78	95–101
100	Suriname	52.1	75.9	64	98–101
101	Armenia	51.5	73.4	65	98–104
102	Bahrain	51.1	86.5	79	100–111
103	Jamaica	50.9	92.6	82	102–107
103	Nicaragua	50.9	113.8	104	99–117
105	Fiji	50.7	89.4	80	103–109
106	Türkiye	50.4	109.4	107	104–111
107	Cape Verde	50.2	69.7	62	99–113
108	Botswana	50.1	80.8	71	102–113
108	China	50.1	89.7	81	104–112
108	South Africa	50.1	99.9	93	106–110
111	Kazakhstan	49.8	85.6	78	104–119
112	Thailand	49.7	83.3	72	106–118
113	Dominican Republic	49.6	79.6	72	111–114
114	Ghana	49.5	76.4	65	104–117
115	Philippines	49.0	74.1	61	109–118
116	Lesotho	48.4	77.0	69	114–120
117	Zambia	48.3	70.4	63	111–122
118	Mongolia	47.9	74.2	60	114–128
119	Nauru	47.7	80.5	68	118–124
119	Rwanda	47.7	67.7	61	116–125
121	Kuwait	47.5	101.9	94	111–136
122	Kyrgyzstan	47.4	67.5	59	119–125
123	Tunisia	47.2	69.7	62	118–129
124	Senegal	47.1	66.8	54	119–128
125	Burkina Faso	46.9	64.4	54	119–129
126	Comoros	46.5	58.7	47	123–132
126	Russia	46.5	116.2	111	116–149
128	Bolivia	46.3	76.4	63	118–147
129	Venezuela	46.2	110.1	104	114–159
130	Liberia	46.1	58.2	45	125–133
131	Republic of the Congo	45.9	56.6	46	125–138
132	Sierra Leone	45.6	67.9	58	128–137
133	Equatorial Guinea	45.5	61.2	51	128–139
134	Guinea-Bissau	45.4	61.9	49	129–142
134	Malawi	45.4	72.7	64	130–137
136	Morocco	45.3	81.4	69	128–142
137	Belarus	45.1	83.6	77	125–154
138	Gabon	45.0	63.0	59	133–142
139	Sri Lanka	44.8	53.1	35	134–145
140	Cambodia	44.6	63.5	50	136–146
140	India	44.6	67.8	53	131–149
142	Uzbekistan	44.5	69.0	61	129–156
143	Benin	44.4	70.6	62	136–146
144	Indonesia	44.2	79.4	72	134–153
145	Guinea	44.1	63.9	52	139–149
145	Jordan	44.1	63.0	52	141–150
147	Djibouti	44.0	54.8	42	139–151
148	Gambia	43.9	67.5	67	140–153
149	Azerbaijan	43.8	74.0	66	133–163
149	Burundi	43.8	55.0	42	140–155
149	Chad	43.8	61.9	52	139–154
152	Bangladesh	43.6	48.7	32	142–156
152	Togo	43.6	64.5	55	145–154
154	Eswatini	43.5	74.2	63	148–154
155	Palestine	43.2	54.6	34	151–156
156	Mauritania	43.1	61.6	51	152–158
157	Bhutan	43.0	59.1	45	143–166
158	Uganda	42.9	72.3	63	154–159
159	Nigeria	42.7	52.7	42	152–163
160	Ethiopia	42.3	53.7	43	158–165
160	Vanuatu	42.3	86.1	78	153–168
162	Niger	42.2	66.5	53	154–169
163	Egypt	42.1	59.2	46	159–167
163	Somalia	42.1	44.1	29	156–170
165	Tajikistan	41.9	62.7	52	161–167
166	Mali	41.6	61.7	49	160–174
167	Zimbabwe	41.5	69.0	58	162–173
168	Tanzania	41.4	72.9	64	162–175
169	Mozambique	41.1	64.1	52	164–177
169	Namibia	41.1	76.6	68	161–175
171	Pakistan	40.9	43.6	26	167–177
171	Papua New Guinea	40.9	77.1	67	163–175
173	Algeria	40.8	63.2	52	166–174
174	Iraq	40.6	39.5	27	163–177
175	Madagascar	40.4	64.3	53	169–180
176	Angola	40.2	62.8	50	162–180
177	Cuba	39.6	64.2	53	170–181
178	Haiti	39.0	54.0	41	173–184
179	Kenya	38.8	74.0	66	177–184
179	Libya	38.8	50.6	36	176–185
181	São Tomé & Príncipe	38.7	64.2	54	176–187
182	Central African Republic	38.5	58.8	48	176–187
183	Lebanon	38.4	55.1	38	179–186
184	Sudan	37.6	50.7	37	180–189
185	Turkmenistan	37.5	54.6	41	180–191
185	Vietnam	37.5	62.8	48	181–190
187	Côte d’Ivoire	37.3	64.6	51	182–188
188	Nepal	37.2	49.0	31	181–190
189	Afghanistan	37.1	35.7	19	184–190
190	Laos	36.8	52.6	39	184–190
191	South Sudan	35.2	47.3	42	190–192
192	DR Congo	34.8	52.1	41	191–193
193	Yemen	33.8	44.3	26	193–195
194	Syria	33.7	34.0	21	193–195
195	Eritrea	33.0	48.3	37	191–196
196	Cameroon	32.7	58.9	48	194–196
197	Iran	25.9	48.8	33	197–197
198	North Korea	22.9	45.8	32	198–198
199	Myanmar	14.2	52.7	41	199–199

Rank range: the places a passport takes in 90% of 1,000 recalculations with randomly varied weights (±30%).

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What we measure

Six pillars, one Investor Score

Weighted mobility

Destinations you can enter without a prior visa, weighted by their economic importance.

Right to live and work

Countries where you may live and work without a permit — free-movement areas and treaties.

Banking access

Friction at banks abroad: FATF and EU risk lists, sanctions, FATCA.

Tax and obligations

What the state demands of citizens abroad: worldwide tax, military service, exit permits.

Citizenship flexibility

Dual citizenship, passing it to your children, and how easily it can be withdrawn.

Stability and consular protection

Political stability, rule of law and the reach of the consular network.

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Questions

Passport index questions, answered

Which passport is the strongest in 2026? +

In our Investor Score, the strongest passport is Ireland with 93.2 points out of 100, followed by Luxembourg and Iceland. On travel alone (Mobility Score), United Arab Emirates leads, with 170 destinations open without a prior visa.

Which passport is the weakest? +

Myanmar ranks last, with 14.2 points out of 100 and 41 destinations without a prior visa.

How is this index different from the Henley Passport Index? +

Classic indexes count visa-free destinations and give every country the same weight. We publish that count too, but our Investor Score also weighs destinations by economic importance and adds five pillars that matter to investors: the right to live and work abroad, banking access, tax and military obligations, citizenship flexibility and the stability of the issuing state.

How often is the index updated? +

Quarterly — in January, April, July and October. This October 2026 edition is preliminary; the first fully verified edition is planned for January 2027, with a public change log from then on.

Can I use the data? +

Yes. The full dataset is free to download as CSV under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence (it builds on Wikipedia data): please credit The Discreet Investor World Passport Index and link to this page.

You sell second citizenships — is the index neutral? +

The Discreet Investor provides citizenship and residence by investment services. The methodology, weights and data are public and were fixed before the calculation; no criterion refers to investment programmes, and a sensitivity test shows how much each place depends on the weights.

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